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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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